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Problem No. 3 A spring gun is compressed 5 cm to shoot a ball of 0.1kg with an angle of 30° as shown in Figure. a. Determine the storage energy (PE)$_{spring}$ of the spring gun after compression where the spring constant is 5 N/cm of the spring gun. b. Use the law of conservation of energy to determine the releasing velocity of the ball. (All losses are neglected). Answer: a. U$_{spring}$ = (PE)$_{spring}$

          Problem No. 3
A spring gun is compressed 5 cm to shoot a ball of 0.1kg with an angle of 30° as shown
in Figure.
a. Determine the storage energy (PE)$_{spring}$ of the spring gun after compression where the
spring constant is 5 N/cm of the spring gun.
b. Use the law of conservation of energy to determine the releasing velocity of the ball.
(All losses are neglected).
Answer:
a.
U$_{spring}$ = (PE)$_{spring}$

Problem No. 3
A spring gun is compressed 5 cm to shoot a ball of 0.1kg with an angle of 30° as shown
in Figure.
a. Determine the storage energy (PE)spring of the spring gun after compression where the
spring constant is 5 N/cm of the spring gun.
b. Use the law of conservation of energy to determine the releasing velocity of the ball.
(All losses are neglected).
Answer:
a.
Uspring = (PE)spring

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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09/07/2023

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A spring gun is compressed 5 cm to shoot a ball of 0.1kg with an angle of 30° as shown in Problem No.3. a. Determine the storage energy PE of the spring gun after compression where the spring constant is 5 N/cm of the spring gun. (All losses are neglected). Vo = Initial velocity = 30 m/s Answer: Uspring = PEspring b. Vo